Philip Jeyaratnam taking over from Helen Yeo at Rodyk

SINGAPORE, (July 27, 2010) - Rodyk & Davidson, Singapore’s oldest law practice, announced a change in leadership today with managing partner Mrs Helen Yeo, who has served in this role for eight years, stepping down at the end of December this year .

Mrs Yeo, wife of former minister Yeo Cheow Tong, will be succeeded by Mr. Philip Jeyaretnam, Senior Counsel, who was selected by the equity partners of Rodyk last year. Having worked with him for more than 18 years, Mrs Yeo describes Philip as “one of the finest minds in the profession”. He comes on board officially on 1 January 2011.

Mr Jeyaratnam, a well known novelist as well, is the son of late opposition politician JB Jeyaratnam.

By December, Mrs Yeo will have reached the contractual retirement age of 60 for equity partners in the firm.


Mrs Yeo will also assume her new role as Senior Consultant at Rodyk next year, continuing to look after valuable key client relationships that she has built for the firm and assisting in developing new business.